Diseases due to air pollution - Question raised in Rajya Sabha, 18/02/2014
Statement of the Minister of Health and Family Welfare in response to Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2546 for 18th February, 2014, asked by Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari regarding diseases due to air pollution. The Minister of Health and Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad has stated in the Parliament that "as reported by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), no conclusive information is available regarding high prevalence of respiratory and other diseases due to air pollution. As reported by Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI), there is no specific information available on the number of cases and deaths due to air pollution in the country."